Umbrella.



W. DURAN D.

UMBRELLA. APPLIOATION FILED MAR.17, 1910.

Patented July 12, 1910.

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WALLACE DURAND, F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

UMBRELLA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 12 1910.

Application filed March 17, 1910. Serial No. 549,855.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALLACE DURAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in- Umbrellas; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to figures of reference marked thereon, which form a par of this specification.

This invention relates to a cup which is provided for holding the ends of umbrella ribs when the umbrella is shut, this cup being arranged on the end of the handle where it adjoins the rod, and the cup is designed to slide so as to release the ribs when the umbrella is to be opened, and it has a spring to normally force itto hold the ends of the ribs when the umbrella is shut.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cup of this kind which is formed so that when the umbrella is being shut, if the ribs are all grasped in the hand and the hand is squeezed, the ends of the ribs will force the cup longitudinally until the ribs are all within the rim of the cup, when the cup will snap back. over the ribs and hold them in place.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of the handle and the ends of the ribs of an umbrella showing the retainer holding the ends of the ribs in place. Fig. 2 is a section through the retainer showing the end of the handle and with the rod in elevation, and Fig. 3 is a section on line 3, 3, in Fig. 2.

The cup can be applied to any umbrella, the umbrella having the usual rod on the end of which is fixed a handle 11, and the ribs 12, with the heads or ends 13 thereon, are of the usual construction. The retainer for the umbrella ribs is placed aroundthe rod adjacent to the end of the handle and forms a finish for the juncture of the rod and the handle, in addition to its acting as a retainer for the balls on the ends of the ribs.

The retainer -comprises an inner casing 14 which is cylindrical and has an annular flange 15 on its end, the flange embracing the rod and also acting to limit the movement of the cup, as will be described hereinafter.

Surrounding the inner casing, at a distance, therefrom, is an outer casing 16 whichrests on the flange 15,,the inner and outer casings forming a chamber between them. In th1s chamber is arranged a coiled spring 17 which has one end abutting on a flange 18, although it will be evident that this flange is not essential, since the spring may abut on the end of the handle 11. The other end of the spring is arranged to bear on a series of inwardly-projecting lips 19, which lips project through the slots in the outercasing and are thus permitted to move longitudinally, but are held against any rotation. The lips 19 are secured to or integral with the cup 20'' which holds the ends of the ribs and has a sleeve 21 thereon which surrounds the outer casing and slides thereon? and also on a shell 22 which is placed on the outer casing and extends partly over the handle to make a better finish. It will thus be seen that the spring normally presses the cup down so that the fingers 19 are normally resting on the flange 15, and thus a limit of movement of the cup in this direction is established. The cup is provided with a downwardly turned rim which is annular and has its outer face 23 flat and inwardly inclined so as to form a beveled face, which face acts to receive the balls or ends 13 of the ribs 12, and when the ribs are grasped in --the hand and squeezed, the balls will bear against the face 23 and the cup will .be forced against the action of the spring until the ends of the ribs are against the rod 10, and then the cup will be snapped over them by the spring 17 and they are held tightly in place until the cup 20 is manually operated so that the ribs are all released. When the ribs are released by the movement of the cup they have enough tendency to spring out to enable them to clear the rod slightly, and when the cup is released and the balls or ends 13 of the ribs are slightly away from the rod 10, the face 23 will act to engage them and then force them outward so as to clear the ribs away from the catch, which is operated when the umbrella is opened, and thus make the opening of the umbrella more convenient.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is l 1. A retainer for umbrella ribs compris ing an inner easing, an oiiter 7 easing a spring between them, the outer easmgbeing slotted, a cup, andfingers onthe euprprw i jecting through the slots and bearing on one end of the spring, the cup having an annu-l lar inturned flange, the inturned flange having aniouter flatfaoezzto' receive the ends of the umbrella ribs.

2. A retainer for the efidtbfumbiiia ribs qme i s n a n e in ha i a flan e on t e end; an dntereasingresting onthe flange, the outer casing having longt' ltil'(1i"- having one and aihuttingron the in 'w-ardlyturned fingers of the cup, a sleeve on the veup surrounding the outer casing, the cup having a downwardly projecting and in- War-(11y turned annular rim to receive the ends of the umbrella ribs whereby pressure on-t'he ribs? will cause the cup to be foreed against the action of the spring.

In testimony; that I claim the fore oing I have hereunto set my hand this llt day of March 1910.

-WALLAGE DURAND.

' Witnesses v f H. GAMFIELD,

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